TY - JOUR
T1 - Late onset of subcutaneous calcifications after intravenous injections of calcium gluconate
AU - Harris, V.
AU - Ramamurthy, R. S.
AU - Pildes, R. S.
PY - 1975
Y1 - 1975
N2 - In this series of 11 infants, the complete absence of skin sloughs is evidence against any injections having been mistakenly made intramuscularly or subcutaneously. It is suggested, instead, that vascular leakage not clinically visible is sufficient to produce these findings. The rapid injection of calcium gluconate caused transient hypercalcemia. Areas injured by previous attempts at starting intravenous injections, perhaps accompanied by residual local hematomas, may have acted as niduses for calcium deposition.
AB - In this series of 11 infants, the complete absence of skin sloughs is evidence against any injections having been mistakenly made intramuscularly or subcutaneously. It is suggested, instead, that vascular leakage not clinically visible is sufficient to produce these findings. The rapid injection of calcium gluconate caused transient hypercalcemia. Areas injured by previous attempts at starting intravenous injections, perhaps accompanied by residual local hematomas, may have acted as niduses for calcium deposition.
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U2 - 10.2214/ajr.123.4.845
DO - 10.2214/ajr.123.4.845
M3 - Article
C2 - 1147152
AN - SCOPUS:0016687293
VL - 123
SP - 845
EP - 849
JO - The American journal of roentgenology and radium therapy
JF - The American journal of roentgenology and radium therapy
SN - 0361-803X
IS - 4
ER -